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Originally released in 1999 on pin-back buttons, Button Men garnered awards, accolades, and a fervent fan base. Now it’s coming back in a brand-new format featuring all-new characters from four warring criminal factions! ~ Playing Button Men ~ In Button Men, players take on the role of a criminal who likes to beat people up. The basic Button Men rules haven't changed; the new set will be compatible and combatable On their turn, players must make an attack if possible. There are two types of attacks: power attacks and skill attacks. On a power attack, a single die is used to capture an opponent’s die of an equal or lower value. On a skill attack, several dice are added up to exactly the value showing on an opponent’s die. Take the captured die out of play, and then re-roll the dice used to make the attack. Keep making attacks until both players are forced to pass. When both players pass, the round is over. For each die captured, score its size in points. For example, a captured 8-sided die is worth 8 points. For each unused die, score half its size. For example, an unused 8-sided die is worth only 4 points. The highest score wins the round, and the first player to win three rounds wins the game. Visit http://cheapass.com/button-men for a how-to-play video. Though its rules are straightforward, Button Men strategy is anything but simple. More information, including strategy discussions and stats for the original characters, can be found online at www.beatpeopleup.com. “Button Men is so much more than meets the eye,” says game designer James Ernest. “It's an intriguing and complex strategy game in a compact package.” ~ Button Men: Beat People Up ~ Fight City, a 1950's gangster town somewhere on the US Gulf Coast, is divided into four factions, each with a different style of play. Those from Downtown ("The Core") use normal dice only. Characters from the West Side have Shadow dice. A shadow die can capture any value that is equal to or higher than itself within its range. Those from the Delta region use Poison dice, which are worth negative points. Button Men from Uptown have Rush Dice, which can capture two dice in a single attack! The set also includes several "campaign" variations that let you play multiple characters on each side. Players have always enjoyed the bizarre biographies of Button Men characters, a tradition continued in the new edition. For example, meet ‘Polly Flowers’ and ‘Marin Reed’, from the Downtown and West Side factions:
Polly is a strong-willed historical revisionist whose deepest regret is that she despises long walks on the beach. She likes ikebana, territorial collectives, and beating people up. Marin is a precise and unforgiving employer who wastes countless hours negotiating for the slightest advantages. He enjoys staring contests, Wadjet, and beating people up. In addition to 48 new characters, Button Men: Beat People Up will include 30 high-quality Koplow dice and a promotional pin-back button as a nod to Button Men’s origins. “I've been eager to bring back Button Men for many years, and I'm thrilled with this new edition,” says Ernest. “This will be an excellent way for new players to pick up the game, and an exciting refresh for old fans.” Button Men is for two players ages 12 and up, and takes just five minutes to play. With endless variations of character recipes, unusual die types, and new 'campaign' rules, Button Men is a game you can enjoy again and again — a staple for any game collection. Look for Button Men in stores in February 2018! Did you know? A "Button Man" is a low-level gangster. We've stretched the definition a bit to include a wide range of criminals at many levels of the power structure. Check out Sailor Moon Dice Challenge, which utilizes the Button Men rules and integrates into Button Men: Beat People Up, available from Dyskami Publishing! Which Button Men character are you? Find out at cheapass.com/button-men-quiz! |
with Button Men of yore. Players fight several rounds of combat, rolling dice and capturing each other’s dice. First, they roll all of their fighter’s dice and arrange the dice in a row so they can be easily read. Whoever rolled the single lowest number will go first. If the lowest dice are tied, compare the next lowest dice, and so on until a leader is determined.
